u/tomorrow-biostasis

We work in cryopreservation, and this is one of the most uncomfortable questions around it:

If someone clearly chose cryopreservation while alive, should their family be able to stop it after legal death?

Families are grieving and may strongly disagree, but people usually expect their end-of-life wishes to be respected.

Where should the line be?

Should written consent be enough, or should family still have a say?

We work in cryopreservation, and this is one of the most uncomfortable questions around it:

If someone clearly chose cryopreservation while alive, should their family be able to stop it after legal death?

Families are grieving and may strongly disagree, but people usually expect their end-of-life wishes to be respected.

Where should the line be?

Should written consent be enough, or should family still have a say?

We work in cryopreservation, and this is one of the most uncomfortable questions around it:

If someone clearly chose cryopreservation while alive, should their family be able to stop it after legal death?

Families are grieving and may strongly disagree, but people usually expect their end-of-life wishes to be respected.

Where should the line be?

Should written consent be enough, or should the family still have a say?

We work in human cryopreservation, and this is one of the most uncomfortable questions around it:

If someone clearly chose cryopreservation while alive, should their family be able to stop it after legal death?

Families are grieving and may strongly disagree, but people usually expect their end-of-life wishes to be respected.

Where should the line be?

Should written consent be enough, or should the family still have a say?

If you had limited money and time, would it make more sense to focus on:

living healthier for longer now
or
planning for cryopreservation if medicine fails you later?

If you had limited money and time, would it make more sense to focus on:

Living healthier for longer now
or
Planning for cryopreservation if medicine fails you later?

If you had limited money and time, would it make more sense to focus on:

Living healthier for longer now
or
Planning for cryopreservation if medicine fails you later?

Published case reports? long-term funding? storage location? response time? research?

Curious what people care about most

Would cryonics seem less weird if hospitals handled the first steps after legal death?

Or would it still feel like science fiction?

Some people say they’d be glad to have this option when their pet is dying. Other people immediately feel uncomfortable with the idea and think it might make it harder to process the loss.

I can honestly understand both sides. But I'm curious what people here think.